Allowed
I.v.Tata Rao, v. The Singareni Collieries Co., Ltd., Represented by its
Telangana HCWP/18384/1996
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
This writ petition sought a declaration that the respondents arbitrarily withheld gratuity from the petitioner who retired in 1986. The court held that non-vacating of the allotted quarter does not justify withholding gratuity and directed the respondents to pay the amount with interest within eight weeks.
What did the court decide?
Directing the respondents to settle and pay the gratuity amount along with interest to the petitioner within eight weeks.